CSU criminology major Laura Koch puts her feet up as she studies in the study cube at the Morgan Library at CSU Monday, to begin finals week. / V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan

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Students fill a row of tables Monday while studying for finals at Morgan Library at Colorado State University. / V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan

Readers’ advice

We asked readers to share words of wisdom with those students suffering through finals week. Here’s a sampling of what readers shared on the Coloradoan’s Facebook page. • “Coffee.” — Jeff Reese • “Drink heavily.” — Akolotu Moeloa • “Think positive! You made it this far!” — Myam Siegler • “If you are not ready now you never will be.” — Roy Forgy • “Don’t stress, and get plenty of rest, eat well, and don’t second guess your answers.” — Ginger Swets

Students study Monday, the first day of finals week, at Morgan Library at Colorado State University . / V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan

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It’s time to break out the energy drinks and sanity checks.

The last week of the semester has descended upon Colorado State University, leaving a good many of its roughly 26,000 students with bloodshot eyes and weary minds. So what does it take to survive?

“I’ve had a lot of coffee,” said a smiling Alex Karo, a 19-year-old freshman from Golden. Her Spanish study buddy, Tyler Cleveland, 18, agreed, later taking a sip from a nearby thermos filled with the caffeinated beverage. Despite the crunch, Cleveland isn’t “even a little worried,” having studied — a lot.

The duo was among the dozens who took up residence Monday afternoon in the glass-walled Study Cube, an 85-seat structure that was a part of a $16.8 million renovation of Morgan Library. All around, students typed furiously on laptops, scribbled seemingly complex molecular structures on a white board and accepted free samples of 5-Hour Energy shots being offered within Morgan’s entrance.

The week’s end is a light at the end of the tunnel for the nearly 1,900 Rams who will walk across the stage and accept a diploma at one of the upcoming commencement ceremonies.

Eleven college ceremonies and ROTC commissionings Friday and Saturday will recognize 1,437 undergraduate and 439 graduate (including 80 doctoral) students, according to a university news release. Among them, 15 are candidates for the highest academic honor, summa cum laude; 35 for magna cum laude; and 73 for cum laude.